It has been a year to the day since the mortal remains of Richard III, the last Plantagenet king, left the University of Leicester after 931 days of being under the University's custody - 142 days longer than his reign as King of England.

Today marks the start of the one year anniversary week of the reinterment of Richard III.

In August 2012, the University of Leicester in collaboration with the Richard III Society and Leicester City Council, began one of the most ambitious archaeological projects ever attempted - to search for the lost grave of King Richard III.

Incredibly, the excavation uncovered not only the friary of Grey Friars but also a battle-scarred skeleton with spinal curvature. On 4 February 2013, the University announced to the world's press that these were the remains of King Richard III.

On Sunday 22 March 2015 a brief ceremony to mark the departure of the mortal remains of Richard III from the University campus took place, where staff, students and families joined media from around the world to bear witness to the historic occasion.

At 10.50am, the coffin bearing the remains of King Richard III was brought forth from the Fielding Johnson Building, followed by addresses from the Chancellor of the University, the Rt Hon the Lord Grocott, and from the President and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Paul Boyle.

At a short ceremony at Cathedral Church of St Martin, Leicester, late on Sunday afternoon, Dr Richard Buckley OBE formally passed the care of the remains to the Cathedral in readiness for reinterment on Thursday March 26.